1993 Pontiac Bonneville Owner's Manual - Page 176

3n the Road Highway Hypnosis Keep your eyes moving. Scan the road Is there actually such a condition as Mess you are the only driver, it is ahead and to the sides. Check your "highway hypnosis"? Or is it just plain ;ood to share the driving task with rearview mirrors frequently and your Ithers. Limit turns behind the wheel to falling asleep at the wheel? Call it instruments from time to time. This highway hypnosis, lack of awareness, o ibout 100 miles (160 km) or two hours can help you avoid a fixed stare. it a sitting. Then, either change drivers whatever. x stop for some refreshment like coffee, There is something about an easy stretch Wear good sunglasses in bright light. :ea or soft drinks and some limbering Glare can cause drowsiness. But don't of road with the same scenery, along lp. But do stop and move around. Eat wear sunglasses at night. They will with the hum of the tires on the road, lightly along the way. Heavier meals drastically reduce your overallvision the drone of the engine, and the rush of :end to make some people sleepy. at the very time you need all the the wind against the vehicle that can seeing power you have. make you sleepy. Don't let it happen to 3 n two-lane highways or undivided you! If it does, your vehicle can leave multilane highways that do not have If you get sleepy, pull offthe road into the road in less than a second, and you ;ontrolled access, you'll want to watch a rest, service, or parking area and for some situations not usually found on could crash and be injured. take a nap, get some exercise,or both. freeways. Examples are: stop signs and What can you do about highway For safety, treat drowsiness on the signals, shopping centers with direct highway as an emergency. hypnosis? First, be aware that it can access to the highway, no passing zones happen. As in any driving situation, keep pace and school zones, vehicles turning left with traffic and allow adequate Then here are some tips: and right off the road, pedestrians, following distances. Mike sure your vehicle is well cyclists, parked vehicles, and even ventilated, with a comfortably cool animals. interior.